If the original actors are too old and frumpy looking to play heroes, then write the script with them as old and frumpy looking, and have them be elder mentors to new "hero" characters.

Honestly, If you can't get something that basic and obvious right, then you're an incompetent moron and have no business working on movies. Go get a hairnet and a nametag, and learn to love the smell of french fries.

bloobeary:If the original actors are too old and frumpy looking to play heroes, then write the script with them as old and frumpy looking, and have them be elder mentors to new "hero" characters.

Honestly, If you can't get something that basic and obvious right, then you're an incompetent moron and have no business working on movies. Go get a hairnet and a nametag, and learn to love the smell of french fries.

Oh, I"m almost certain that Disney execs do not want where hair nets. They'll come around.

Sure - the people who cast the Avengers so brilliantly are going to go with a douchey C-List teen actor to play one of the most iconic characters of all time, almost instantly damming their 4 billion dollar deal to utter ruin. Sorry ... not buying it. I think someone is passing around a story they read on The Onion.

Dumski:bloobeary: If the original actors are too old and frumpy looking to play heroes, then write the script with them as old and frumpy looking, and have them be elder mentors to new "hero" characters.

Honestly, If you can't get something that basic and obvious right, then you're an incompetent moron and have no business working on movies. Go get a hairnet and a nametag, and learn to love the smell of french fries.

Oh, I"m almost certain that Disney execs do not want where hair nets. They'll come around.

Yeah, but what's to stop them from LeBeefing up the new generation of heroes? You know, like Indy?

Disney is going to want to go with a more billable star, especially to help overcome fan skepticism (to appease anxious fans, I'd imagine they're going to try and have at least Mark Hammill return -- and why not take advantage of the fact that he's still around?).

Further, Disney has already stated that they want to see to a quick return on their $4BN investment -- this film needs to make at least $1BN at the worldwide box office.

And after "John Carter" -- Taylor who? -- I expect Disney to be a lot more careful about the casting.

Gordon Bennett:alwaysjaded: FTFA: According to bookies William HillOne guy is bookies now? No source on where known gossip rag got this? Pass.

William Hill is the name of a chain of betting shops.

Fair enough. I did not know that. Regardless, I would at least wait till they have an outline of a story written before they start the casting rumors. No one even knows what direction the sequels are going yet.

Yea. I just sincerely doubt that DIsney is going to spend all that money on a franchise only to just rush something out with flavors of the month from years ago. I would at least anticipate they would have a few meetings first on just what they are going to do with it.

How this should work out is get Mark, Harrison and Carrie back for at least quick cameos. Show Mark as Luke for a few scenes talking about the Jedi to new Jedi while Han hands over the Falcon to the kids while Leia does something diplomatic or something.

alwaysjaded:Gordon Bennett: alwaysjaded: FTFA: According to bookies William HillOne guy is bookies now? No source on where known gossip rag got this? Pass.

William Hill is the name of a chain of betting shops.

Fair enough. I did not know that. Regardless, I would at least wait till they have an outline of a story written before they start the casting rumors. No one even knows what direction the sequels are going yet.

Bookies like taking money from idiots who place bets on actors before a script has even been written.